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Scarce Resource Politics in the Brahmaputra River Basin
Increasing threats related to climate change, Water scarcity, and impacts of water diversion have the potential to trigger regional instability in various areas around the globe. This phenomenon is most evident in area surrounding the Brahmaputra River, an international watercourse flowing through China (Tibet), India, and Bangladesh. Contrary to other transboundary River basin in South Asia, the Brahmaputra seem so far to have been much under-examined, especially considering the complex geopolitics involved and potential threats to regional stability. The present chapter aims to review transboundary Water management in South Asia with a detailed zoom on the case of the BrahmaputraRiver basin. This chapter analyses the social and environmental impacts of large-scale hydropower projects on downstream ecosystems and river-dependent populations. It also identifies relevant approaches to sustainable Water management and explores major hindrances to effective cross-border cooperation between the countries involved. We aim to ask whether and how can water become a source of international cooperation and shared prosperity rather than a source of conflict.
Scarce Resource Politics in the Brahmaputra River Basin
Increasing threats related to climate change, Water scarcity, and impacts of water diversion have the potential to trigger regional instability in various areas around the globe. This phenomenon is most evident in area surrounding the Brahmaputra River, an international watercourse flowing through China (Tibet), India, and Bangladesh. Contrary to other transboundary River basin in South Asia, the Brahmaputra seem so far to have been much under-examined, especially considering the complex geopolitics involved and potential threats to regional stability. The present chapter aims to review transboundary Water management in South Asia with a detailed zoom on the case of the BrahmaputraRiver basin. This chapter analyses the social and environmental impacts of large-scale hydropower projects on downstream ecosystems and river-dependent populations. It also identifies relevant approaches to sustainable Water management and explores major hindrances to effective cross-border cooperation between the countries involved. We aim to ask whether and how can water become a source of international cooperation and shared prosperity rather than a source of conflict.
Scarce Resource Politics in the Brahmaputra River Basin
Contemp. South Asian Stud.
Bandyopadhyay, Sumana (editor) / Magsi, Habibullah (editor) / Sen, Sucharita (editor) / Ponce Dentinho, Tomaz (editor) / Babalova, Nora (author)
2020-01-30
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Water management , Regime , Hydropower , Dams , Brahmaputra , China , India , Bangladesh , South Asia Environment , Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution , Regional/Spatial Science , Regional Development , Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning , Environmental Economics , Political Science and International Studies
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